WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long recently recounted a memorable and intense backstage story involving Bob Holly (Hardcore Holly) during the controversial “White Boy Challenge” storyline in WWE. Speaking on his “Road Trip After Hours” podcast, Long detailed an instance where Holly insisted Long physically slap him hard on television to add realism and heat to the angle.
The discussion began when a fan asked if any wrestlers ever objected to participating in the “White Boy Challenge.” While Long didn’t recall specific objections, he highlighted Bob Holly’s willingness to fully commit to the storyline. “That was one guy that was very cooperative, and me and him a good friend, and that was Bob Holly,” Long stated.
He then described the specific incident: “And I never forget I was doing the White Boy Challenge, and was working with Bob Holly. Rodney [Mack] was [there]. And so Bob Holly was on the outside, and he was laying over by the by the announce table, and he calls me, and he says, ‘Teddy, Teddy. Slap the sh*t out of me. Slap the sh*t out of me.’ And I look at him. He says, ‘Come on. Come on, you know.’ So then I slapped him.”
Long continued, explaining the immediate aftermath as part of the planned segment, “And then my cue was, then I run right to the announcer’s microphone. I said, ‘I just slapped the cracker. Tell them. Tell them, I just slapped the cracker.’ Okay, but see, but Bob Holly was a guy that let me, would let me do that.”
Teddy Long emphasized that Holly’s cooperation was noteworthy. “And there were a lot of white guys, you know, they want no black guy slapping them on TV. No, but Bob Holly was very cooperative, and I never will forget that. But he helped that story.”
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